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In 86' my maker slept, and the children dreamed of Chernobyl days.
But in the dark of night Reactor 4 took to blazen skies of beauty and of plight.
The Soviets came and bussed the town away from here. My maker, gone.
The soldiers fought and the "Liquidators" dug, but they did not leave. They lay in ground.

And Pripyat, my brother, we'll wait until the Mother removes our Cesium cover.

The radiation soaked and brittle were my bones, but I'll stand my ground in my Chernobyl home.
Tanks arrived, of armor and of frown. They sobbed and took me: crumbled to the ground.

And Pripyat, my brother, we'll wait until the Mother removes our Cesium cover.

Strong blood, long gone.
Stay back. Keep calm.
Let me rest here. Keep your thoughts near.
I'll wait a century and they'll come back.
...Will they come back?

The forest red, we talk at night. She's fallen ill, but determined to fight.

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from My Beautiful Beautiful Concrete Fragile Little Girl, released May 12, 2015
Matt Locker: alto, tenor, & baritone saxophones
Joe Young: guitar, vocals

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Joe Young New York, New York

Trumpeter, guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer. Mandolin owner, hack banjoist, Toronto Maple Leafs fan. Army. Don't let another musician go hungry--feed me.

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